10 weeks of P4C has not been anywhere long enough! I can't wait to continue using P4C when I get back from my STLP.
I have been blown away with their way the students are starting to really listen & build on to each other's ideas. I have notice this transfer through in to our reading & maths discussions. Students are using specific language, such as, "I disagree that..." (rather than I disagree with you). Ethical questions such as "Was it right for the fox family to eat chickens?" has really got the students to challenge their own thinking. When opinions changed during a lesson, it was also so exciting. Especially when students could articulate their thinking had changed. Due to interruptions, 3 sessions of P4C were often impossible to fit in. Below are the minutes from our fortnightly meetings. Videos from my building on skills lesson
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To help make maths engaging this year, I have enrolled with Banqer. This has been authentic learning as they are learning about - money, Kiwi Saver, saving, loans, debt, mortgages, etc. In term 4 we will be retiring! Students will have to survive on their savings until the end of the year.
I believe my TAI has been successful. The children believe in themselves so much more than they did at the beginning of the year. All of my children have made progress - some even accelerated. Things that made a difference:
Evidence...Student 28 Year 4 Male 2015 - Below, Working at Stage 4 Thought he was good at maths. Maths made him feel okay. 2016 - Below (but has made accelerated progress - see PAT graph) Working at early 5. Basic Facts Feb 13% - Oct 20% I don't feel good about maths. I have never really liked it. I kind of liked maths when we were able to play with things. I liked playing with the rice and scales. Student 23 Year 4 Female 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought she was bad at maths. Maths made her feel happy. 2016 - At, Working at Stage 5, accelerated progress with PAT. Basic Facts Feb 10% - Oct 32% I have improved a lot with my maths this year. I practise my times tables on Skoolbo. I find maths with my group much easier. I like doing maths sheets but we don't do many. Student 14 Year 3 Male 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought he was good at maths. Maths made him feel happy. 2016 - Above Working at early Stage 6. Also got a stanine 9. Basic Facts Feb 8% - Oct 38% I feel great about maths. I kept practising my maths. I like when we do maths together on the mat. I am using different strategies now. Student 11 Year 3 Female 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought she was okay at maths. Maths made her feel okay. 2016 - Above Working at Stage 5 Basic Facts Feb 10% - Oct 36% I think I am so close to being thumbs up. I feel much better about maths now. I think maybe because I went from stage 4 to stage 5 in one maths session. I prefer when we do maths together as a group. It seems to be good because we can all be together to learn. Student 9 Year 3 Female 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought she was okay at maths. Maths made her feel happy. 2016 - At Working early 5 Basic Facts Feb 12% - Oct 35% I feel good about maths now. I enjoy maths more because I am learning more strategies which makes it easier to understand. I like the monthly basic facts tests. It helps me to get my maths right in a fast time. Student 3 Year 3 Male 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought he was bad at maths. Maths made him feel okay. 2016 - At, Working at early Stage 5. With encouragement is working at Stage 5. Basic Facts Feb 26% - Oct 26% I think I have improved with maths this year. I join in with my group more. I really enjoyed learning about weight and capacity when we used the rice and scales. Student 2
Year 3 Female 2015 - At, Working at Stage 4 Thought she was good at maths. Maths made her feel good. 2016 - At Working at early Stage 5. She relies on counting on unless she has someone with her pushing her to try another strategy. She CAN use stage 5 strategies when encouraged. Basic Facts Feb 8% - Oct 38% I think I have gone good with maths this year. I have been practising a lot at home with mum. I have enjoyed using the weighted socks to estimate weights. I also liked it when we weighed ourselves. My goal this year is to set Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks:
Effective teachers understand that the tasks and examples they select influence how students come to view, develop, use, and make sense of Mathematics.
Bar Model is a way of thinking that describes a way of modeling out a problem so you can see what maths is needed.
Look for the information to make a model.
Basic Facts/Knowledge=tools / Bar Model/Strategies= House
Our job is to teach the children to pick the right tool to solve the problem. This is done through APPLICATION. There are lots of games & resources in our Dinah Folder:
When selecting games to teach/practise it is PARAMOUNT that it is taught at the right stage.
Below is the linear plan for teaching Stage 5 Division:
Below is the shared bubble map of the same plan:
My classes have started already this year. I am finding we are speaking a lot more than last year - which is what I need.
In class I am teaching te reo for:
For my own development I am increasing my kupu hou using Memrise (see below). I have now completed 2 levels and I am currently in 2nd place!
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